With a $83.6-million boost, UVic will lead a will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero—one community at a time.

FAQ on clean energy transition. With a $83.6-million boost, UVic will lead a will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero—one community at a time.

April 22 is Earth Day and UVic joins the global community by celebrating the university-wide teaching, research and sustainable operations that reflect our commitment to climate action.

A $1-million, four-year research project funded by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions centres what rural, remote and Indigenous communities need to flourish despite climate challenges.

UVic research on gold nanoparticles could make cancer treatments more effective—and easier on patients

BC's West Thurlow Island boasts world-class natural beauty as well as a bounty of potential tidal energy reserves—completely untapped until a unique UVic-led community partnership started work proving the viability of reliable clean energy systems for BC’s off-grid coastal communities.

Equipped to survive the weather conditions and the long days exploring glaciers in the backcountry, backcountry, students in one geography field school learn about scientific research in physical geography.

The following University of Victoria experts are available to the media for comment on the Government of Canada’s Budget 2023, expected on Tuesday, March 28. The experts specialize in various facets of climate action.

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero

Louie Lopez has been awarded a Liber Ero Post-Doctoral Fellowship to conduct Indigenous-led environmental DNA (eDNA) ecosystem monitoring with the Chipewyan Prairie Dene and Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta.

On March 8, the University of Victoria is joining individuals and educational institutions all over the world to #EmbraceEquity as part of International Women’s Day (IWD).

Thanks to DNA analysis and more than a dozen difficult-to-source fecal samples, researchers are starting to understand what humpbacks eat in the deep waters of the Salish Sea.

Geography grad student Kate Herchak is reclaiming her Inuk ways of knowing, being and doing in the world through cross-cultural research with Maasai youth.

University of Victoria climate policy expert Katya Rhodes says know-how exists to fight the climate crisis, but politicians need to choose policies that are both effective and acceptable to voters. Her research shows there are multiple ways to achieve Canadian climate targets.

A visual storytelling project unites the voices of urban Indigenous youth in care, Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies in Becoming Wolf, a graphic novel about coming of age.

Sustainable technology in action: UVic professor and engineer Rishi Gupta is reinventing concrete as an alternative to carbon dioxide sequestration.